Advice on children's hitting?

Hello!

I am currently trying to train my four year old with ADHD not to attack our family and pets when he is upset. It is quite dangerous and heartbreaking. Any advice?

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- - ~Loui~ said
  - 17 Mar 2023
    12:05 am
All the above answers sound good. It’s all about bringing calm to the storm
- - Ellen said
  - 15 Mar 2023
    8:42 am
What we do is
-model & praise behaviour you like to see
-help giving words to feelings
-social stories about gentle hands feet and mouth
-calming strategies (like deep breathing, yoga exercises, massage techniques, 1-2-3-4-5 grounding techniques, distraction & redirection)
OT may be able to help too with emotion regulation